[Dixielandjazz] NY, NY

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Regarding playing an intro to one song & then playing another.  Dick Johnson
from the Mardi Gras Band of Sacramento tells me the following:


 From: "Dick AT&T" <mardigras1@attbi.com>
To: "Robert S. Ringwald" <ringwald@calweb.com>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] NY, NY


> Mr. Ringwald
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> You are absolutely correct. And our intro to "On the Road Again" is the
> intro of Wolverine Blues, as it should be.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert S. Ringwald [mailto:ringwald@calweb.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 8:32 AM
> To: DJML
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] NY, NY
>
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> >  Bob "Modest Guy" Williams implores (regarding "New York New York"):
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> > >Please, for the love of God, don't play that awful tune!
> >
> Bill Gunter offers:
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> > But, if you must play it you have to start with that lovely intro . . .
> >
> > Dum dum dah-de dum-(dah) Get it right, Bill
> > Dum dum dah-de dum
> > Dum dum dah-de dum
> > DUM!
> >
> > Some songs are practically defined by their introductory phrase such as:
> >
> > Canal Street Blues
> > Milenburg Joys
> > Fidgety Feet
> > Bourbon Street Parade
> > and so on . . .
> >
> > Wouldn't it be fun to mix these up from time to time? For instance, play
> the
> > intro to Canal Street Blues and then launch into Wolverine Blues . . .
or
> > perhaps use the standard NYNY intro and then play some other tune
("Mama's
> > Gone Goodbye" for example) - That'd really confuse the punters!
>
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> Bob Ringwald replies:
>
> If I am not mistaken, Dick Johnson of the Mardi Gras Band already does
this.
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